中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯8月19日消息，7月日本LNG进口量大幅下降可能正在某种程度上暗示日本未来天然气消费水平。周三公布的贸易数据显示，7月日本天然气进口量较上年同期下降11%，进口额同比下降41%。日本上月天然气进口下降主要是因为国内电厂转用价格相对低廉的煤炭发电及太阳能发电。日本能源经济研究所分析师Yoshikazu Kobayashi表示：“在本月重启核电站之后日本天然气进口下降步伐可能加快。”

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Japan LNG Imports Seen Entering Downtrend

[Dow Jones] A sharp fall in Japanese natural gas imports in July may be providing a hint of what's to come in Japanese gas consumption. Trade data for July, released Wednesday, showed imports of natural gas fell 11% on-year in volume, and 41% in value. The drop was mainly due to an ongoing shift away from expensive gas to less expensive coal and solar power. The trend is likely to accelerate after the restart of nuclear power in Japan this month, said Yoshikazu Kobayashi, analyst with the Institute of Energy Economics Japan.